Thanks, MKAC. I actually drafted a response to him and emailed it to xgrpcoT for her feedback. I'm afraid that anything I say on the blog he will use as ammunition to accuse me of intending to harm the group or compromise the integrity of the group and terminating me. Challenging him in any way - overtly or covertly - tends to have that result. I am trying to word it in a more intentional way and not be hurtful, but it's difficult when he perceives anything I say about him as critical, judgmental and dismissive.
I need to be sure that I am able to accept that the risk is that he will remove the post, kick me out of group and terminate me as my T. I'm not sure I'm ready to do that.
OTOH, I am also considering just emailing him my detailed response in the hopes that he can digest it, have time to work on his defensive impulses and be able to respond to me in session tomorrow in a more helpful way.
I may ask that we bring on an additional T to help us work through our issue, but I get the sense that any T that works in his office is scared of him. Two of them have admitted it to me, so that doesn't feel like a very promising solution as I'd imagine no one would want to stick their neck out for a client when they have to work for the man.
critterlady, I considered the idea of asking xgrpcoT to be my T, but I'd imagine she won't take me on out of fear of how she will be impacted by my T. Their offices are right next to each other, and he owns the whole place. Even when I wanted to set up a session to talk about this, she suggested doing it by phone to avoid any awkwardness with T.
She also sent me information on a partial hospitalization program and some other places that deal specifically with trauma work. So, I get the sense that working with her would not be feasible. I will, however, ask her to my interim-T if something tragically happens and I'm terminated with my T - to help me get established somewhere else.
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